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Kuaishou Technology (HKSE:01024) ROIC % : 23.03% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Kuaishou Technology ROIC %?

ROIC % measures how well a company generates cash flow relative to the capital it has invested in its business. It is also called ROC %. Kuaishou Technology's annualized return on invested capital (ROIC %) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 23.03%.

As of today (2024-04-30), Kuaishou Technology's WACC % is 17.87%. Kuaishou Technology's ROIC % is 9.80% (calculated using TTM income statement data). Kuaishou Technology earns returns that do not match up to its cost of capital. It will destroy value as it grows.


Kuaishou Technology ROIC % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kuaishou Technology's ROIC % can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Kuaishou Technology ROIC % Chart

Kuaishou Technology Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
ROIC %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 5.80 -46.30 -70.53 -22.06 9.28

Kuaishou Technology Quarterly Data
Dec17 Dec18 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
ROIC % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -9.34 -9.00 9.88 14.01 23.03

Competitive Comparison of Kuaishou Technology's ROIC %

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, Kuaishou Technology's ROIC %, along with its competitors' market caps and ROIC % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Kuaishou Technology's ROIC % Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Kuaishou Technology's ROIC % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Kuaishou Technology's ROIC % falls into.



Kuaishou Technology ROIC % Calculation

Kuaishou Technology's annualized Return on Invested Capital (ROIC %) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

ROIC % (A: Dec. 2023 )
=NOPAT/Average Invested Capital
=Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )/( (Invested Capital (A: Dec. 2022 ) + Invested Capital (A: Dec. 2023 ))/ count )
=6585.643 * ( 1 - 7.11% )/( (61993.3 + 69874.97)/ 2 )
=6117.4037827/65934.135
=9.28 %

where

Invested Capital(A: Dec. 2022 )
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - Excess Cash
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - ( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities - max(0, Total Current Liabilities - Total Current Assets+Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities))
=99730.441 - 31987.176 - ( 39537.285 - max(0, 45460.339 - 51210.304+39537.285))
=61993.3

Invested Capital(A: Dec. 2023 )
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - Excess Cash
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - ( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities - max(0, Total Current Liabilities - Total Current Assets+Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities))
=116264.32 - 33720.109 - ( 53438.755 - max(0, 53352.346 - 66021.587+53438.755))
=69874.97

Kuaishou Technology's annualized Return on Invested Capital (ROIC %) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

ROIC % (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=NOPAT/Average Invested Capital
=Operating Income * ( 1 - Tax Rate % )/( (Invested Capital (Q: Sep. 2023 ) + Invested Capital (Q: Dec. 2023 ))/ count )
=14984.772 * ( 1 - 3.27% )/( (56028.499 + 69874.97)/ 2 )
=14494.7699556/62951.7345
=23.03 %

where

Invested Capital(Q: Sep. 2023 )
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - Excess Cash
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - ( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities - max(0, Total Current Liabilities - Total Current Assets+Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities))
=105040.429 - 39267.47 - ( 45817.412 - max(0, 47025.279 - 56769.739+45817.412))
=56028.499

Invested Capital(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - Excess Cash
=Total Assets - Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense - ( Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities - max(0, Total Current Liabilities - Total Current Assets+Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities))
=116264.32 - 33720.109 - ( 53438.755 - max(0, 53352.346 - 66021.587+53438.755))
=69874.97

Note: The Operating Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) data.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Kuaishou Technology  (HKSE:01024) ROIC % Explanation

ROIC % measures how well a company generates cash flow relative to the capital it has invested in its business. It is also called ROC %. The reason book values of debt and equity are used is because the book values are the capital the company received when issuing the debt or receiving the equity investments.

There are four key components to this definition. The first is the use of operating income or EBIT rather than net income in the numerator. The second is the tax adjustment to this operating income or EBIT, computed as a hypothetical tax based on an effective or marginal tax rate. The third is the use of book values for invested capital, rather than market values. The final is the timing difference; the capital invested is from the end of the prior year whereas the operating income or EBIT is the current year's number.

Why is ROIC % important?

Because it costs money to raise capital. A firm that generates higher returns on investment than it costs the company to raise the capital needed for that investment is earning excess returns. A firm that expects to continue generating positive excess returns on new investments in the future will see its value increase as growth increases, whereas a firm that earns returns that do not match up to its cost of capital will destroy value as it grows.

As of today, Kuaishou Technology's WACC % is 17.87%. Kuaishou Technology's ROIC % is 9.80% (calculated using TTM income statement data).


Be Aware

Like ROE % and ROA %, ROIC % is calculated with only 12 months of data. Fluctuations in the company's earnings or business cycles can affect the ratio drastically. It is important to look at the ratio from a long term perspective.


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Kuaishou Technology (HKSE:01024) Business Description

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Address
No. 6, Shangdi West Road, Building 1, Haidian District, Beijing, CHN, 100085
Kuaishou Technology is a social media platform on which users can share short-form videos that are up to 5 minutes long. The audience engages with the platform by looking at different videos on demand at any time, similar to TikTok. About 52% of revenue is generated from advertising, mainly in the form of targeted ads related to the video content—known as closed-loop ads—but also from outside unrelated brands. Kuaishou also generates livestream revenue by selling virtual gifts to fans that are donated to performers. It also has livestreaming e-commerce, where users purchase products related to the video, generating commission from each transaction. Kuaishou competes mainly with ByteDance's Douyin, as both are short-form video platforms. Tencent owns 19% of Kuaishou.

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